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http://m1185.photobucket.com/albums/Adr ... iRu0r1U%3D thanks.
http://m1185.photobucket.com/albums/Adr ... iRu0r1U%3D thanks.
vieja id please
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Way too young, impossible to tell...
yeah Thats the one. Thanks guys. He was bout 3inch when i bought him and shot up to about 5 in a matter of weeks. Super aggressive guy. He is currently in a 50gal by himself while i wonder what to do with him. My lfs are normally great with ids but were way off on this one. Thanks again guys.
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These are not easily identified unless you have a reliable source. And at the moment you do not have a reliable source.
I just bought a fish that looks EXACTLY the same. It was classified as "vieja Bifasciatum." The lfs called it a red spotted cichlid as the common name. I was just about to post to see if anyone else had one of these, and to get some information on it because there really isnt a lot of literature on the web.
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I can't stress enough that unless your vieja/theraps/paratheraps comes from a reliable source/breeder or comes with a tag location there's no guarantee you're getting a pure fish.Adrian101 said:
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Tag location is the river or lake they are from.
For example I just spawned F1 amphilophus flaveolus lake Apoyo. I have also spawned paratheraps bifas rio chaca max just to name a few with tag names...
For example I just spawned F1 amphilophus flaveolus lake Apoyo. I have also spawned paratheraps bifas rio chaca max just to name a few with tag names...
i do understand this, and im not trying to sound like i dont appreciate all the help i get on this site, but its really hard to get pure bred fish in the uk without paying the earth. The only way is to buy wild caught ones and these cost a bomb like my acara. I have still never seen a pure bred Malawi in this country! Thats why i dont have any. Generally its a case of making do with what you can find. Bought this guy as he was in a tank with six identical fish that varied in size and he seemed healthy. Wish we had the commitment from fish dealers that you guys get. The biggest non custom made tank you can buy here is only a 100gal. Oh well. Rant over lol. And again Thankyou for all your help.
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I understand Adrian, the concern is amung the "purists" I am slowly becoming a purist. A lot of my stock now has tag locations aside from my oscars.
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I think Adrian's are the Paratheraps Bifasciatus Rio ChacamaxTheFishGuy said:
Here our some listed on AquaBid right now >>> http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1303265979
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Not likely.Bamboo said:
Here's a chacamax:
A couple of tank raised:
And one sold as a bifas:
Pure speculation. There's no real way to know unless he does some investigating. You cannot go by pictures. They are unreliable.
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